Actos and Bladder Cancer: For the practicing urologist it is often difficult to inform the patient on muscle invasive bladder cancer and the often need for radical surgery and some kind of urinary diversion to follow; however, it is even more elaborate to do so in case of a nonmuscle invasive tumor where the evidence [...]
Actos and Bladder Cancer : CAN ALL BLADDER TUMORS BE REACHED WITH A RESECTOSCOPE? On occasion, a urologist may face an individual with a bladder tumor that cannot be reached. This is usually much more of an issue with male patients since the scope is required to pass through a much longer urethra to begin [...]
Actos and Bladder Cancer Page Actos and Bladder Cancer12/20/2011: The neurovascular bundles which run adjacent and adherent to the prostate can be pushed aside as the bladder and prostate are removed. This is more technically difficult compared to the standard non-nerve sparing approach. Sparing the nerves is not always possible even with the best [...]
Actos and Bladder Cancer Page Actos and Bladder Cancer 12/20/2011: After several courses of chemotherapy, an assessment of your clinical progress will be made. This will generally require a study such as a CAT scan, to check the response of the cancer to the chemotherapy. If progress is being made and the individual is [...]